28 May 2018
The University of The Bahamas graduated 700 students last Thursday – the biggest graduation at the University to date. While 700 students graduated, 900 students crossed the threshold. The other 200 students either graduated before the spring 2018 semester or had another class to complete in the following semester. Although the skies were overcast, that […]
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28 May 2018
Four hundred troops from various Caribbean countries are expected to put their military training to the test as the Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF) plans to host “the largest military training exercise of its kind”. Tradewinds 2018 is an annual military training exercise scheduled to be held in The Bahamas from June 14th– 21st. The […]
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28 May 2018
A search is reportedly still on for illegal migrants after a Haitian sloop made landfall off Venice Bay, South New Providence after midnight Saturday. Several Law enforcement personnel including Royal Bahamas Police and Defence Force, as well as Immigration officers were only able to capture 26 of the migrants who were on board and are […]
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28 May 2018
Opposition leader Phillip Davis is warning the public to expect increased taxes in the new 2018/ 2019 budget of the Free National Movement government . In a statement released yesterday, the opposition leader claimed that the public can expect an increase in the VAT rate to offset the elimination of VAT on certain goods and […]
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28 May 2018
The two men arrested on drug charges at the Grand Bahama International Airport last Tuesday have pleaded not guilty to the charges. Police say 21 year old Maleik Laing and 28 year old Arcenio McKinney were found with tens of thousands of dollars worth of cocaine. Drug Enforcement officers allegedly found the drugs in three […]
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28 May 2018
Former Cabinet Bradley Roberts sounded the alarm as he labels the Free National Movement (FNM) as unaccountable, non-transparent, and dishonest. This stems from recent and past construction projects across the nation in which the general contractor or initial construction company was relieved of their duties causing the tax paying public millions of dollars. Mr. Roberts […]
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28 May 2018
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest says when he presents the national budget next week Wednesday, one thing you will not see in our budget is any runaway spending. “We will spend the people’s money responsibly, in accordance with our strategic priorities and the commitments made to the Bahamian people. All of […]
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28 May 2018
Newly elected president, Darrin Woods, and Team Phoenix dominated the polling charts last Tuesday, in The Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) elections. Mr. Woods, now the former general secretary for the Union, said getting a registered industrial agreement is first on the agenda; their mantra, protection, empowerment, advancement and service. “A part […]
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28 May 2018
Despite accusations of breaching safety protocols and evasive action, Bahamasair has fired back with a statement concerning “purported” events that took place onboard a Bahamasair plane last Tuesday. The statement said that after Flight 137 took off from the Lynden Pindling International Airport, an ATR 42 encountered traffic with a Silver Airways aircraft on the […]
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28 May 2018
Apart from individuals with no formal training grossly undercutting the market, some Bahamian funeral directors also worry about persons stealing their equipment. The Bahamas Funeral Directors Association’s (BFDA) Public Relations Officer, Randy Curtis said that he lost $50,000 in equipment one year as a result of stealing. He said that these items included a church […]
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